In Konoha, you call this a ninja tool?

This is the residence of the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, and also the home of Gaara, Temari, and Kankuro—the three siblings.

"Lord Tenmuro, Gaara is waiting for you."

When Temari saw Tengo approaching, she quickly bowed.

However, Temari was also curious about Gaara, after all, Gaara was a bloodthirsty demon who had no mercy for anyone.

Before this, even if she and Kankuro had offended Gaara, they could very well have been ruthlessly killed by him.

However, after Gaara returned from Konoha, he seemed like a completely different person.

Although he remained as taciturn as ever, his personality had undergone a fundamental change.

Instead of being as gloomy as before, she would thank them and even try to do things to get closer to them.

This seemed almost impossible to Temari, but Tengo and his team did it.

This made Temari quite curious about Tengo.

"Ok!"

Tianyu nodded.

"Ah, you're the one who fought Shikamaru during the Chunin Exams."

Naruto looked at Temari, as if he had remembered something.

After all, the battle between Temari and Shikamaru was truly exceptional.

"Yes!"

Temari simply nodded and said nothing more.

They entered the room.

Gaara was sitting alone by the window, gazing into the distance.

In the distance stretched an endless expanse of yellow sand. As a gentle breeze blew, the sand was stirred up, instantly turning the surroundings a reddish-yellow hue and obscuring the view.

"I heard you wanted to see me. Is it because you have a question about what I said before?"

Tengo looked at Gaara and said.

"Lord Tianyu!..."

Gaara only reacted when he heard Tenyu's voice. He turned around and looked at Tenyu.

Speak in a hoarse voice.

Gaara seems to want to ask Ame-no-Mikoto some questions.

However, Gaara was somewhat surprised when he saw Naruto next to Tenno.

"The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki of Konoha!"

"Yes, that's right, that's me. But aren't you the same as me? The Jinchuriki of the One-Tailed Beast from the Sand Village!"

Naruto looked at Gaara, whose image was still that of a villain who attacked the village, so he wasn't very polite.

"Heh, yes, we are all Jinchūriki, all of us!"

Gaara gave a self-deprecating laugh.

This smile, however, left Naruto somewhat bewildered.

"What's wrong with Brother Tianyu?"

Naruto could sense that there was absolutely no sarcasm in Gaara's words.

What he said earlier was just a statement.

"Perhaps he feels lost about himself!"

Heavenly Imperial Way.

“I know what you want to ask, but instead of asking me, you should ask Naruto. He’s right here, so you can ask him anything. These questions won’t reach a fourth person’s ears. You can ask him anything.”

Tenyu looked at Gaara and said slowly.

Chapter 217 Gaara's Choice

Upon hearing this, Gaara's gaze shifted to Naruto.

As if they couldn't wait.

Why don't you hate your village?

Gaara couldn't wait to know the answer to this question.

Why did Naruto still want to become the Hokage of Konoha after being treated that way?

They wanted to protect the village.

It was clearly those people from the village who caused Naruto harm.

"Oh, you asked me that question!"

When Naruto heard this question, he didn't know how to answer it for a moment.

He scratched his head, somewhat bewildered, and then glanced at Tianyu.

"Actually, I don't know how to answer you, but if I had to say, I would still want to follow in my father's footsteps. Before I knew my identity, what I wanted to do was become Hokage, gain the recognition of the whole village, and tell them that I am not some demon fox, but Naruto Uzumaki."

"But after I learned about my identity, I wanted to become someone like my father—brave, gentle, and willing to take on my responsibilities, even at the cost of my life. And my brother, Tenyu, told me that I was a hero in Konoha and that I deserved the love and respect of the villagers."

"But I've never received any of these things. But I think that's precisely why I feel that it's so easy to feel warm inside when someone cares about you and loves you, just like eating a bowl of hot Ichiraku Ramen on a rainy day."

Naruto smiled somewhat sheepishly.

Naruto isn't very good at using metaphors yet; the ones he does often end up using things like Ichiraku Ramen.

But Tenyu knew that being able to use Ichiraku Ramen as a metaphor was already an extremely rare thing for Naruto.

Gaara fell into a long silence upon hearing Naruto's words.

These were words he had never heard anyone say before.

Moreover, these words came from Naruto, a Jinchūriki who, like him, suffered endless scorn and cold treatment in the village.

However, seeing Naruto like this, Gaara seemed to understand something.

"I understand, Lord Tenno. Thank you, and thank you Naruto too!"

I love Luo and thank you.

"Now that you've figured out what you want and the path you want to take in the future, let's keep going, Naruto."

After seeing that Gaara had made his choice, Tengo smiled and left with Naruto.

I just left the gate of Fengying Residence.

Grandma Chiyo couldn't wait to come up.

"how's it going?"

Looking at Grandma Chiyo's expectant expression.

“Gaara has already made his choice, so let him do it himself. Anyway, Gaara is the only one you can choose now. The Sand Village has suffered too much. If you want to train new ninjas, it will take at least three years before a new batch of ninjas can grow up.”

"During these three years, even if Granny Chiyo can step forward and take charge, Sunagakure still needs a Kazekage. I think you should have already decided who that person is!"

Tengo looked at Granny Chiyo and smiled.

Grandma Chiyo looked at Tenyu.

After hesitating for a moment, she looked at Tianyu and told him the truth.

"Yes, the Sand Village's defenses are currently depleted, and its capable ninjas are almost all gone. We urgently need to replenish our forces, and Gaara is the best candidate. If his condition can stabilize, I will be the first to support him as the new Kazekage."

"I originally thought it would be difficult to persuade Gaara to change his personality, but I didn't expect Gaara to have changed so much after he came back. I really have to thank Konoha for that."

Grandma Chiyo smiled wryly.

Even when the Fourth Kazekage was still alive, Sunagakure's finances had been shrinking year after year.

The villagers' lives were not very good either.

There was a rift between the Kazekage and the Daimyo, which led to a continuous reduction in the funding allocated to them by the Land of Wind. If it weren't for the Fourth Kazekage, who struggled to survive by selling his gold dust, the Sand Village would probably have collapsed long ago.

That's why Orochimaru seized the opportunity and instigated them to attack Konoha.

However, their attack on Konoha has failed, making their already bad situation even worse.

The Sand Village is facing an even greater challenge right now.

There was almost no way out.

"We should indeed thank Konoha for this. Alright, I shouldn't interfere in your Sand Village's affairs. There's no point in saying more. We'll have to see what you do next. Now that everything is settled, I'll be returning to Konoha. As for the alliance issue we discussed before, if Sand Village is truly willing to nominate Gaara as Kazekage, then under the new Kazekage's leadership, we might agree to continue the alliance."

Tianyu offered a good deal.

"Yes, if that's guaranteed, I believe this matter will go very smoothly."

Grandma Chiyo nodded in agreement.

After talking for a while, Tengo, Kisame Hoshigaki, and Naruto set off on their journey back to Konoha.

On the way, they encountered Shikamaru, who had come to report back.

"Lord Tianyu, I have successfully sent Tim back to the caravan. After the people there learned that Tim is a descendant of the royal family, they accepted him. Before they left, they told me that they would find a new place to build a village, and they would inform us as soon as the village was completed."

Shikamaru reported the situation to Tengo.

"Okay, I understand. Let's go back to Konoha!"

Tianyu nodded.

And so the four of them hurried back to Konoha.

Jiraiya, under the supervision of several ninjas, returned to Konoha.

They happened to run into Tianyu and his group.

"Alas, Tianyu!"

Jiraiya had been following the ninjas with a long face and a reluctant expression, but when he saw Tengo, he was as energetic as if he had been injected with chicken blood and went up to Tengo.